cocagne Meaning, Definition & Usage

Coc*agne" noun
Etymology
F. cocagne, pays de cocagne; of uncertian origin, cf. Prov. F. couque cake, Catal. coca, L. coquere to cook; as if the houses in this country were covered with cakes. Cf. Cook, Cockney.
Definitions
  1. An imaginary country of idleness and luxury.
  2. The land of cockneys; cockneydom; -- a term applied to London and its suburbs. Smart.

Webster 1913